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VectorsVectors
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What is a vector quantity?
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Vectors Vectors are quantities that possess magnitude and direction. »Force »Velocity »Acceleration
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What are scalar quantities?
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Scalars Scalars are quantities that possess only magnitude. How much money you have How old you are How tall you are Temperature Pounds Speed Length
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Represent the following vectors A wind velocity of 20 mph due north A boat traveling 4 knots per hour heading east A car traveling 60 mph heading south
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Equal Vectors Same length Same direction
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Parallel Vectors
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Adding Vectors
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Three Methods for Adding Vectors Tail to Head Method Parallelogram Method Component Method
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Tail to Head Method
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Adding Vectors Tail to Head Draw Vector A with the correct length and angle. Draw Vector B with the correct length and angle, but such the Vector B’s tail starts at the head of vector A. The Vector C is then represented by an arrow from the tail of Vector A to the head of Vector B.
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Adding Vectors Same direction
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Adding Vectors Opposite directions
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Adding Vectors Components
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Parallelogram Method
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Vector 1 Vector 2 Resultant Vector
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Component Method
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Find the sum of Vector 1 and Vector 2. Vector 1 is 25 m 50 N of E Vector 2 is 10 m 45 N of W
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Component Method Using Trigonometry, find the x-component and the y-component for each vector. Add up the x-components. Add up the y-components. Use the Pythagorean Theorem and the trig functions to get the size and direction of the resultant vector.
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Finding the x-component X-component Y-component Resultant vector
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Finding the x-component Vector 1 is 25 m 50 N of E X-component Y-component 50 25 meters X-component = 25 * cos 50 X- component (vector 1) = 16.1 m
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Finding the y-component X-component Y-component Resultant vector
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Finding the y-component Vector 1 is 25 m 50 N of E X-component Y-component 50 25 meters y-component = 25 * sin 50 y- component (vector 1) = 19.2 m
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Finding the x-component Vector 2 is 10 m 45 N of W X-component Y-component 45 10 meters X-component = 10 * cos 135 X- component (vector 2) = -7.1 m
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Finding the y-component Vector 2 is 10 m 45 N of W X-component Y-component 45 10 meters y-component = 10 * sin 135 y- component (vector 2) = 7.1 m
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Adding the x- components Vector 1 + Vector 2 16.1 m+ -7.1 m = 9 m
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Adding the y-components Vector 1 + Vector 2 19.2 m+ 7.1 m = 26.3 m
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Using the Pythagorean Theorem c²= a²+ b² c²= 9²+26.3² c²= 772.69 c = 27.8 meters = 71.1 N of E
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Mission Impossible
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Vectors on the Go
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Good Luck
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